How is my alimony pendente lite claim processed by the Court?
Typically, once your claim for alimony pendente lite has been received by the Court, you will be notified of a combined conference/hearing date. On that date, the parties and their counsel appear before a court domestic relations worker at which time they exchange documentation such as pay stubs with year to date information, tax returns, and budgets. If a Consent Order cannot be reached at this level, the parties are then directed to a hearing officer who takes the testimony, receives the evidence and makes a formal recommendation. If neither of the parties file objections to the recommendation within ten (10) days, the recommendation becomes an Order of Court.
